Chapter 12 : 1/ As part of the initial investment ‚ a partner contributes office equipment that had cost $20‚000 and on which accumulated depreciation of $ 12500 had been recorded . If the partners agree on a valuation of $ 9000 for the equipment ‚ what amount should be debited to the office equipment account? a/ 7500 c/ 12500 b/ 9000 d/ 20000 2/ Chip and Dale agree to form a partnership. Chip is to contribute $50000 in assets
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Self-Test 1 Problem: The following is a set of transactions during the month of May‚ 2012 for the business of Jess Consulting Office. The chart of accounts shows the following accounts: Jess Capital 300‚ Withdrawals 320‚ Cast at Bank 100‚ Advertising Expense 520‚ Wages Expense 525‚ Prepaid Advertising 112‚ Prepaid Rent 114‚ Tax Service Fees 405‚ and Consulting Revenue 400. The balance of cash account at 1st of May 2012 is $10‚000. May 2. Jess Barley invested $30‚000 more into the business
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Accounting Principles The general rules and concepts that govern the Accounting filed are referred to as the Principles of Accounting. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) using the groundwork of principles and guidelines has formulated these rules. They lay the foundation for sound and ethical accounting practices. The GAAP (Generally accepted accounting principles or "GAAP") consists of three important sets of rules: • The underlying accounting principles • The rules and standards
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Homework of Corporate Finance The 3rd Week 【Corporations】 What is the primary disadvantage of the corporate form of organization? Name at least two advantages of corporate organization. Answer: The primary disadvantage of the corporate form is the double taxation to shareholders of distributed earnings and dividends. Advantages include: limited liability; ability to raise capital; and unlimited life 【Agency Problem】 Who owns a corporation? Describe the process whereby the owners control
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To: From: Subject: Financial needs Polar For Polar Sports‚ Inc. one potential big change could be the switch from seasonal production to level monthly‚ as is brought up by Mr. Johnson‚ vice president of operations. This will lead to several differences in forecasting compared with when the company still adopts seasonal production. The forecast will through light on the financial needs of the company. First of all‚ production will be distributed evenly throughout the year under level production
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Commercial Accounting and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Dan Markwell ACC/290 12/18/12 Anita Renee’ Johnson Commercial Accounting and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Commercial accounting is an accurate account of business transactions‚ it can only be acquired if both cash and credit transactions are performed‚ recorded‚ and recognized in such a way that there can be no duplication and the transactions are recorded under commercial accounting. The system
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PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING(POA)/ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGERS(AFM) Basic Accounting Concepts & Terminologies ACCOUNTING- DEFINITION Accounting means the various technical activities performed by accountants‚ including financial accounting‚ bookkeeping and management accounting. Accounting is considered to be as old as money. However in 1494 Lucas Fra Pacoili‚ an Italian Merchant is universally regarded as the father of modern system of accounting or double entry system of accounting. Accounting has
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112: PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING 1 ACCOUNTING THEORY NOTES (a) International Accounting Standards and International Financial Reporting Standards. The foreword to accounting standards defines Accounting Standards as Authoritative statements of how particular types of transaction and other events should be reflected in financial statements. Accounting Standards are developed to achieve comparability of financial information between and among different organizations. International Accounting Standards
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UNIVERSITY OF LONDON 279 0025 ZA 996 D025 ZA BSc degrees and Diplomas for Graduates in Economics‚ Management‚ Finance and the Social Sciences‚ the Diploma in Economics and Access Route for Students in the External Programme Principles of Accounting Wednesday‚ 5 May 2010 : 10.00am to 1.15pm Candidates should answer FOUR of the following SEVEN questions: QUESTION 1 of Section A‚ QUESTION 2 of Section B‚ ONE question from Section C and ONE further question from either Section B or
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change recorded in the value of the asset since acquisition. In this manner‚ the accounting report does not demonstrate genuine value of assets. Historical cost is reprimanded for its mistake since it may not reflect current market valuation. As indicated by GAAP standards‚ fixed assets ought to be at historical cost less accumulated depreciation.
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